Author:Oelofse, Suzanna HHDate:Aug 2013The preamble to the Waste Act (2008) is very clear that, as a result of this legislation, waste management in South Africa will never be the same again. This should send a clear message that ‘business as usual’ will no longer be sufficient.Read more
Author:Oelofse, Suzanna HH; Muswema, Aubrey P; Koen, RenéeDate:Oct 2016Changing the face of waste management in South Africa, includes waste diversion from landfill to alternative management options. There are a number of interventions to consider which may vary from very low tech, labour intensive solutions to ...Read more
Author:Strydom, WFDate:Oct 2012During 2010 a national survey on waste management service delivery and recycling behaviour amongst metropolitan households was conducted. WasteCon2010 conference attendees were also surveyed in parallel and on a voluntary basis. This paper ...Read more
Author:Godfrey, Linda KDate:Nov 2014The Waste Sector, as with many sectors of the economy, is responding to the call to transition to a Green Economy. Globally, waste management is changing from one of ‘collect-transport-dispose’, to one of ‘secondary resource management’, ...Read more
Author:Godfrey, Linda K; Scott, D; Difford, M; Trois, CDate:Jun 2012Combining the process of learning and the theory of planned behaviour into a new theoretical framework provides an opportunity to explore the impact of data on waste behaviour, and consequently on waste management, in South Africa. Fitting ...Read more